Suzette M. Malveaux

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Suzette M. Malveaux (born December 4, 1966) is an American law professor and civil rights lawyer. She is currently Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Law at the University of Colorado Law School. She has also taught at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America (where she was Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Interim Director of the Institute for Law and Public Policy) and the University of Alabama School of Law. She teaches Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights. She is a nationally recognized expert on civil rights law and class action litigation, who has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court (Green Tree Fin. Corp. v. Randolph) and argued before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.^[1] She is a member of the American Law Institute.

Background

Malveaux was born in Lansing, Michigan, into a family of Creole descent,^[2] and identifies as African-American. Her father, the late Floyd J. Malveaux, was the dean of the College of Medicine at Howard University, executive director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network and a founder of Howard University's National Human Genome Center.^[3] Her mother, the late Myrna Ruiz Malveaux, was an early childhood educator.^[4] Her twin sister is CNN Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux.^[5]

Early life, education, and training

Malveaux is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University (Class of 1988). At NYU Law School, she graduated in 1994 as a Root Tilden Scholar, Law Review Associate Editor, Center for International Law Fellow, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Earl Warren Scholar, and American Association of University Women Fellow. Upon graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.^[1]

Career

Malveaux started practicing law at the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (1995-1998), and then at Cohen Milstein (1998-2003). As a practicing attorney, Malveaux specialized in class action litigation, representing plaintiffs in such high-profile cases as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (the largest employment discrimination class action in U.S. history to date) and Alexander, et al., v. Oklahoma, et al.^[6]^[7] (filed on behalf of the victims of Tulsa race riot of 1921).^[1]

In 2003, Malveaux began her teaching career at the University of Alabama School of Law. She joined the faculty of the Columbus School of Law, at The Catholic University of America in 2006.^[1] In 2018, Malveaux joined the University of Colorado Law School, as the Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of the Byron R. White Center for Study of American Constitutional Law.

Malveaux is a frequent commentator on various legal issues involving the U.S. Supreme Court, the civil legal system, and civil rights. Media outlets in which she has appeared include CNN,^[5] MSNBC, Al Jazeera English, and the PBS Newshour . She has also been interviewed by The New York Times,^[7] The Wall Street Journal , and The National Law Journal .^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Suzette M. Malveaux – Professor of Law". The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Retrieved 10 Aug 2015.
↑ "Malveaux: New Orleans family longs to feel at home again - CNN.com". CNN. August 29, 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
↑ "Appointments, Tenure Decisions, and Promotions of African Americans in Higher Education", The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 8 (Summer, 1995), pp. 106-108
↑ "The Malveaux Family". malveauxmission.org.
1 2 Martel, Frances (30 June 2010). "The Situation Room Sees Double With Suzanne Malveaux And Her Twin Sister". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Today, filling in for host Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux discussed the developments in Elena Kagan's Congressional hearings with Catholic University Columbia Law School professor Suzette Malveaux— her twin sister.
↑ Rogers, Melissa (24 Aug 2011). "Meet Suzette Malveaux: Civil Rights Lawyer". American Association of University Women (AAUW). Retrieved 10 August 2015. ... Malveaux believes we have a lot to learn from Wal-Mart v. Dukes, not only in terms of how discrimination works but also about what it takes to achieve justice.
1 2 Liptak, Adam (2 April 2011). "When a Lawsuit Is Too Big". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Suzette M. Malveaux, a law professor at Catholic University in Washington, agreed that class actions have an important role to play in many cases, particularly those involving fraud and discrimination.

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[CU-Biography-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Suzette M. Malveaux – Professor of Law". The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Retrieved 10 Aug 2015.

[2] "Malveaux: New Orleans family longs to feel at home again - CNN.com". CNN. August 29, 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

[3] "Appointments, Tenure Decisions, and Promotions of African Americans in Higher Education", The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 8 (Summer, 1995), pp. 106-108

[4] "The Malveaux Family". malveauxmission.org.

[CNN-Double-5] 1 2 Martel, Frances (30 June 2010). "The Situation Room Sees Double With Suzanne Malveaux And Her Twin Sister". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Today, filling in for host Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux discussed the developments in Elena Kagan's Congressional hearings with Catholic University Columbia Law School professor Suzette Malveaux— her twin sister.

[AAUW-6] Rogers, Melissa (24 Aug 2011). "Meet Suzette Malveaux: Civil Rights Lawyer". American Association of University Women (AAUW). Retrieved 10 August 2015. ... Malveaux believes we have a lot to learn from Wal-Mart v. Dukes, not only in terms of how discrimination works but also about what it takes to achieve justice.

[NYT-Walmart-7] 1 2 Liptak, Adam (2 April 2011). "When a Lawsuit Is Too Big". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Suzette M. Malveaux, a law professor at Catholic University in Washington, agreed that class actions have an important role to play in many cases, particularly those involving fraud and discrimination.

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